Four pools (A, B, C, D) will be composed of 4 teams each and in each
pool the teams will play a Round Robin system to determine the ranking
and will be classified from 1st – 4th. The 1st and 2nd ranked team
of each pool will move to Pool E and F and the 3rd and 4th ranked of
each pool will move to Pool G and H.

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Mexico

China

Brazil

Bulgaria

Netherlands

Chinese Taipei

Dominican Republic

Cuba

Venezuela

Czech Republic

Kenya

Turkey

Thailand

Germany

Poland

USA

2nd Round

Four pools (E, F, G, H) will be composed of 4 teams each and in each
pool the teams will play a Round Robin system to determine the ranking.

The 1st and 2nd ranked team of Pool E and F will qualify for the Semi
Finals.
The 3rd and 4th ranked team of Pool E and F will qualify for the play
off 5 – 8
The 1st and 2nd ranked team of Pool G and H will qualify for the play
off 9-12
The 3rd and 4th ranked team of Pool G and H will qualify for the play
off 13-16

Semi Finals and Play offs

The Semi finals and play offs rounds consist of a total of 8 matches:
two Semi Final matches for the rankings 1 – 4, two matches for the
classification 5 – 8, two matches for the classification 9 – 12 and two
matches for the classification 13 – 16.

Finals and Playoffs

The Finals and play offs consist of a total of 8 matches: The
winners of the Semi Finals will play the final, 1st – 2nd position. The
losers of the Semi Finals will play for the 3rd and 4th rank position.
The winners of the play off 5 – 8 will play for the 5th – 6th position
and the losers of the play off 5 -8 will play for the 7th – 8th
position.
The winners of the play off 9 – 12 will play for the 9th – 10th position
and the losers of the play off 9 – 12 will play for the 11th – 12th
position.
The winners of the play off 13 – 16 will play for the 13th – 14th
position and the losers of the play off 13 – 16 will play for the 15th –
16th position.